Well, I'm working on another side story chapter to my novel, and believe me when I say that this novel will have its fair share of side stories for the other main characters in the novel. Again, a key feature in this novel is multiple perspectives from other characters, since there are points where characters get separated for reasons out of their control.
Speaking of characters, I think it's time I introduced the cast of this novel. Of course, don't expect to be given data for all of them. Some of them will be kept secret until I explain who they are in a later blog post. Without further a due, the cast of Animator's Dream.
Kirk - He is the hero, an aspiring artist who gets sucked into the animated world through a magic pencil he won in a contest at the anime convention Otakon. Also has an animation form he created called Kung Fu Black Armor Tails, a Sonic the Hedgehog inspired character with two tails, black fur and a gi, which Kirk created for the purpose of winning the contest. Later gains a red sweater with the power of invincibility. Oh, he's also based on me in a way.
Tigercat - Kirk's sidekick, she was created as a companion to KFBAT, but came to life thanks to the power of the magic pencil. The two are rarely seen separated. The character design also takes cues from Sonic the Hedgehog, but more in line with Archie's comics, but also has some design ideas from Haruhi Suzumiya from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Tigercat is also based on voice artist Wendee Lee, since she is basically a supreme multi-role type voice artist, and is good with voicing high school girls.
Miyu Kusanagi - The entertainer of an underground lounge and restaurant called Club Section Nine. She has the singing voice of a siren, and her beauty and sex appeal is second to none, but is also tough as nails and knows how to kick tail. Her character's design is more in line with Miyu Lynx from Nintendo's unreleased SNES title Star Fox 2, but also has outfits based on Mary Elizabeth McGlynn's characters, notably Major Motoko Kusanagi from the Ghost in the Shell franchise, and her favorite role, Julia, from Cowboy Bebop. Miyu is also based on voice artist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, since she's experienced with voicing anime's many sexy but tough heroines.
B.W. - The bartender and chef of Club Section Nine. He's been best friends with Miyu Kusanagi for a long time, and like Kirk and Tigercat, they are rarely seen separated. B.W.'s character design also takes cues from Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comics, but also has some design inspirations from Ghost in the Shell's Batou. B.W. is greatly based on voice artist Richard Epcar, since he's good with the wise but bruiser-type characters. This character is also based on how Batou and the Major are friends in Ghost in the Shell, and how Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Richard Epcar are friends in real life.
That's all for the first set of main characters. Below is a list of other characters in the novel, with no specific order taken, but I won't give away data on them until I get to certain points in my novel writing. Until then, you'll have to take some guesses on who they are. ^_-
Noel
Vambrace
Cygnus
Samuel
Kevin Germania
Kiva Germania
C.H.
Karen Strassfield
Anna Germania
Georgette Germania
Michael Germania
McDougal Gottfried
C.R.
Suzuki Kurasawa
Captain Atsuko Kurasagi
Pinnace
Tokuso
Chief Frederick Knight
Suzumi Hitomo
Sheruto Garra
Feral Wolf
ORO
Mother Angel
Corona Austrina
Corona Borealis
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Lepus
Venus
Mars
Pluto
Circinus
Carina
Crux
Lyra
Lacerta
Vulpecula
Canus Major
Canus Minor
Devil's Mistress
Zenaiva
Devil's Psycho
Devil's Egotism
Devil's Perversion
Devil's Maniac
Devil's Seduction
Devil's Doppleganger
Well said!!(:
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